Hair waving device



0d. 29, 1935- F. R, EL 2,019,151

HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed Aug. 2, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 25" F g m; 6 AW 2 Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR WAVING DEVICE Francois Rene Marcel, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 2, 1933, Serial No. 683,325

20 Claims. (01. 13246) In producing what is called a permanent wave in the human hair on the head certain conditions are requisite to success in the operation. One factor is that the hair must be under tension or drawn taut while undergoing the heat treatment or baking. Where a lock of hair is combed out from the head to separate it from the remainder of the hair on the head, and this lock of hair is wound on a curler or curling pin, every hair of such lock must be under tension or else those which are not under tension will not be permanently waved, or, in other words, will remain straight, at least after the first shampoo following the waving operation.

In producing what is known as permanent croquignole waves in the hair it has been diiiicult and in fact impossible with previous devices to obtain tension in all the hairs of any given lock and therefore portions of the hair were not permanently waved.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a device for use in producing permanent croquignole waves, by means of which a lock of hair may be wound on the curling pin in such manner as to secure the desired tautness or tension and to secure this tension in every hair included in the lock of hair.

Another object is to provide a device wherein the winding pin on which the hair is wound may be small and much shorter than heretofore in order that each waving device may be more compact and thus allow more freedom where a number of devices are simultaneously used in waving the entire head of hair.

Another object is to provide a winding device which is simple to manipulate and the use of which may be readily taught to hairdressers and which will require less skill on the part of the operator to secure the desired results.

Another object is to provide a device for producing the croquignole wave and which will wave the hair right to the ends and in the same direction as the remainder of the hair. Heretofore, in making permanent croquignole waves it has not been possible to carry the wave right to the ends of the hair unless by reversing the direction of the curl. This difliculty is overcome by the present invention.

Another object is to provide a device by which the waving of the hair may be carried to a point much nearer the head than heretofore and at the same time to avoid burning the scalp.

Another object is to provide a device with which a much simpler and more compact and less expensive form of electric heater may be used for baking the hair.

There are diverse other advantages obtained through the employment of my invention in its entirety and these will be set forth in the fol- I lowing detailed description of my invention.

In the drawings forming part of this applica tion,

Figure 1 is an end elevation with parts broken away, showing the present device applied to a 10 lock of hair and ready for the waving operation,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof, with parts broken away,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 34 of Figure 1, 15

Figure 4 is an assembly view of several 01 the parts of the device, 7

Figure 5 is an end view of the rubber protector or shield,

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view thereof show- 20 ing how the opening therethrough is spread by the toggle device to facilitate the passage of the lock of hair therethrough,

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a tube to be used when heaters of former types are to be used 25 with the present winding device,

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the winding pin. partly broken away,

Figure 9 is an end view thereof looking at the left hand end of Figure 8, Figure 10 is an end view thereof looking at the right end of Figure 8,

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the device which clamps over the winding pin and co-operates therewith in guiding and tightening the 35 hair on the pin,

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on the line l2-l2 of Figure 11,-

Figure 13 is a perspective view of a tool used in co-operation with the winding pin in different ways,

Figure 14 is an elevation showing the manner in which the winding operation is started with the winding pin and the tool,

Figure 15 is a similar view showing the condition after a few turns of the winding pin,

Figure 16 shows the tool withdrawn from the winding pin and its opposite end inserted to continue the winding operation, with the tool disengaged from the starting end of the lock of hair,

Figure 17 is a similar view showing the guiding and tightening member about to be applied to the winding pin and lock of hair,

Figure 18 is a sectional view taken on the line l8-l8 of Figure 15, and

Figure 19 is a sectional view showing the heater clamp and protecting sheet about to be applied to the wound hair.

The winding pin is shown separately in Figures 8, 9 and 10. It consists of a body I and for reasons stated hereinafter this pin may be shorter than those heretofore used and still handle as large or even a larger lock of hair than former pins. The exterior of the body of the pin has two frusto conical sections 2, 3 which meet at about the middle 4 of the pin or at least the middle of that portion on which the hair is wound. Those sections are formed preferably at more acute angles than in former winding pins in order that the lock of hair may be more deflnitely crowded toward the middle line, or in other words, the hair will be spread to a lesser extent than with former devices.

One end of the body I is provided with apertures 5 around the periphery to receive the stem of the tool as will be hereinafter explained. There is also a ratchet 6 adjacent the apertures 5 near one end of the winding pin. There is a slot I extending inwardly from the periphery of the body I toward its axis to receive the stem of the tool therein; and this slot terminates about at the right hand side of the ratchet 6 in Figure 14. From this terminal of the slot and in line there with there is an aperture 8 extending through the remainder of the body I to the left end, to receive therein the end of the stem of the tool.

At the right hand end of the body in Figures 8 and 14 to 17 there is a cross slot 9 to receive either of two bits of the tool therein.

The tool shown in Figure 13 and which co-operates with the winding pin, includes a handle portion II] at opposite ends of which the bits II, I2 are formed, either of which may be engaged in the cross slot 9 of the winding pin. I have shown a stem extending from opposite ends of the handle, one end I3 of which is preferably longer than the winding pin and the other I4 of which is relatively much shorter.

The functions of this tool will be set forth in the description of the operation of the device.

The hair clamping and tensioning device is as follows: There are, in the fullest embodiment of my invention, two members I5, I6 shown as formed from sheet metal and adapted to telescope in relation to each other. The member I6 has an arcuate portion I! to partially surround the hair on the winding pin I; and the member I5 has a corresponding arcuate portion I8 substantially aligning with the portion I'I. One edge of the member I6 is rolled at I 9 and one edge of the member I5 is rolled at 26, the latter roll fitting over and slidable along the roll IS. The opposite edge of the member I6 is rolled as shown at 2|; and the corresponding edge of the member I5 is rolled as shown at 22; and this roll fits over and is slidable along the roll 2I. The two members I5, I6 are therefore adapted to slide or telescope one over the other.

There is an opening 23 formed by cutting out portions of both members I5, I6 to allow the body of hair to build up to a greater extent near the middle of the winding pin. The members I5, I 6 are resilient and the portions II, I8 are preferably originally formed on arcs of curvature which are somewhat less than the body of hair on the winding pin at the time this tightener is applied thereover; and the members I5, I6 are somewhat more than so that the tightener is somewhat sprung when applied over the body of hair on the winding pin.

There is a rod or wire member having one portion 24 extending through the bores 01' the rolls 2I, 22 and sufiiciently loose therein to permit the, members I5, I6 to slide therealong. This portion of the rod corresponds with the combined length 5 of the members I5, I6 when the latter are extended.

One end of the rod is curved as shown at and the end of this section is adapted to come to rest on the body of the winding pin adjacent 10 one end thereof. The other end of the rod is curved as at 26 and from this curved portion there is a lateral projection 21. The under side of this extension has a narrow edge 28 which engages between the teeth of the ratchet 6 on l5 the winding pin and serves as a locking pawl. The rod member is adapted to swing or pivot in the rolls 2I, 22.

' It will be noted that the curved portions of the members I5, I6 are flared as at 29 or near 20 the opposite ends of the opening 23 for a purpose which will be set forth in the description of the operation.

It may be here noted that the winding pin and the tightener may not only be used in permanent 25 waving but these members may be used independently of the other members for producing what are commonly called water waves and they may therefore be sold separately to the public generally for this purpose. 30

There is a clamp or gauge for clamping the lock of hair near the head and to protect the scalp from being burned. This includes a member 30 of heat insulating properties and it is preferably made of rubber. It has an open compart- 35 ment 3I at one side to receive the winding pin, the lock of hair wound thereon and the tightener partially or wholly therein; and this member is therefore much longer than it is wide as is shown in Figure 3. The bottom or base wall 32 of this 40 member, around which extends the flange 33 to form the compartment 3|, has an elongated slot 34 therethrough (see Fig. 5) which slot is very narrow under certain conditions but it may be opened or spread as shown in Fig. 6 to facilitate 45 the passage of the lock of hair therethrough. There is a groove 35 extending around the member 30 and in this groove is disposed a toggle device for closing the edges of the slot 34 tightly on the lock of hair 36. 50

This toggle device includes the links 31, 38 which are pivotally connected to each other at their inturned ends by the pin 39. These links extend into the groove 35 of the member 30 and lie on opposite sides of the neck portion 40 55 through which the slot 34 extends. I have shown rivets 4I passing through the link 31 and the wall 32; and other rivets 42 passing through the link 38 and the wall 32. The links 31, 38 are thus connected to the wall 32 on opposite 60 sides of the slot 34. To one end of the link 31 there is pivotally connected one end of another link 43; and the other end of this link is pivotally connected to a toggle lever 44. One end of the link 38 is also pivotally connected with the 5 toggle lever at 45. The toggle lever has an arm 46 adapted to be gripped by hand for operating the toggle and this arm is adapted to move in the slot 35.

The electric heater shown herein is of simple 70 construction. It comprises a cylindrical metal body 41 and it will be understood that within this body there is the usual insulation and coils of high resistance wire so that when the cable 48 is connected with a source of current heat will 75 be generated within the heater to be applied to the coiled hair.

The device for clamping the heater in place is of novel construction and is as follows: This clamp is preferably formed of spring tempered metal. It includes an arched portion 49 which is adapted to clamp around the body of hair on the winding pin and around the tightener, and is preferably more than 180 in extent and about as long as the spread of hair on the winding pin. At opposite ends of the arcuate portion 49 the metal is bent back upon itself as shown at 50, preferably following the curvature of the outside of the part 49, to which the outer portions 5| may be secured by eyelets 52.

From the eyelets 52 the members 5| curve toward each other as at 53 and then the members 5| are arched outwardly in opposite directions to provide a clamp 54 to receive and hold the heater. The free edges of parts 54 may be rolled as shown at 55 to prevent the edges from cutting the fingers of the operator when manipulating the clamp. The portions 49, 5| of the clamp are cut out as at 56 to allow the middle of the hair to expand. These apertures are opposite the opening 23.

I have shown a shield composed of two strips 51 of such material as fibre, hinged together at one end by an eyelet 58 which shield may be used as a lining and shield to be placed against one side of the wall 32 of the member 30.

Operation Generally the first step in procedure will be to comb out from the head a lock of hair 36 to separate it from the remainder of the hair on the head and prepare it for waving. The shield is then applied. The arm 45 is swung to the position shown in Figure 6 and this will spread the links 31, 38. As these are connected to the wall 32 and as the latter is rubber, the shield will be so spread by the links 31, 38 that the slot 34 will be opened up as shown in Figure 6 to facilitate the passage of the lock of hair therethrough. The end of the lock of hair will now be passed through the widened slot 34 so that the hair extends right through the wall 32. The shield is then moved along the lock of hair until it lies near or against the scalp and the arm 46 is then swung in to the position of Fig. 5. The toggle lever 44 at this operation causes the links 31, 38 to move toward each other, pivoting on each other at the pivot 39; and this so manipulates the shield as to cause the edges of the slot 34 to clamp tightly about the lock of hair where it passes therethrough.

The shield remains in this condition until the waving operation on this particular lock of hair is completed. It will be understood that it is customary to use as many devices shown herein as there are locks of hair to be waved at one time but they may all be alike and operated in the same manner.

The next step is to insert the longer stem I3 of the tool through the aperture 8 as shown in Figure 14 and to let the winding pin hang at an angle to the tool. The free portion of the lock of hair is now passed once between the winding pin and the stem l3 of the tool and is moved to the middle line of the pin I. The winding pin and the tool are then brought to the position shown in Figure 15, where the tool stem I 3 presses the hair into the groove 1 of the winding pin and serves to hold it clamped therein. The bit ii now engages in the slot 9 in one end of the winding pin. The parts may be operated girli by grasping the handle of the tool in one hand and placing the thumb against the adjacent and of the winding pin. If the winding pin is not sufliciently near the end of the lock of hair, the

tool may be held loosely in the groove 1 and 5 the winding pin and tool may be moved along the lock of hair to a point near the free end of the hair. The tool is now pressed into the groove 1 and it is revolved so that the bit ll causes the winding pin to revolve with the tool. The hair is wound around the winding pin and the stem I3, as shown in Fig. 15. After a few turns of the winding pin have been made the winding operation is temporarily stopped, the tool stem I3 is withdrawn endwise from the slot 1 of the winding stem, releasing the end of the hair which had been gripped in the slot I. The tool is then reversed and the shorter stem 34 is inserted endwise into the slot 1 until the bit i2 engages in the slot 9. The short stem l4 will 20 act as a guide but it will not extend into the slot 1 far enough to engage the hair. These operations will have been carried out while several turns of hair remain around the winding pin.

When the tool has thus been reversed it is preferable to partially wind up and unwind the hair a few times by manipulating the tool and this will work the end of the lock of hair which was pressed into the slot 1 out of the same, so that there will be no reverse curl formed near or at the end of the lock.

After the above operations, the tool will be revolved to form several more turns of hair around the winding pin. The pitch of the frusto conical portions 2, 3 of the winding pin tends to work the hair toward the middle 4. The tightener is now applied. With the wire member swung out of the way the members l5, l6 are brought into position as shown in Figure 17 and they are then pressed or snapped over the hair 40 and the winding portions 2, 3 of the winding pin. At this time the members I5, I6 are collapsed or telescoped together. The wire member is then swung on its portion 24 to bring the end of the part 25 against one end of the winding pin and to throw the edge 28 of the member 21 into engagement with the teeth of the ratchet 6.

The operator will now hold the tightener with one hand and continue to revolve the tool and the winding pin. This winds more hair on the winding pin and between it and the tightener. There will be considerable tension created in the hair on the winding pin as this operation continues, due to the drag caused by the tightener. The free end of the hair which was first held in the slot 1 by the stem i3 is now no longer held and the revolving of the winding pin causes every hair of the lock to be drawn taut on the winding pin. If some hairs are slack there can be a slippage of the taut ones until all are under tension. 50 The body of hair will tend to build up larger near the middle 4 of the winding pin partly due to the inclination of the parts 2, 3 as shown in Figure 17.

Some of the middle portion of the body of hair 55 may project into or partly through the opening 23 of the tightener. From the middle the body hair tapers off at each side, conforming with the flared portions 29 of the members [5, I6.

As the body of hair builds up, it will act on these flared portions 29 and cause the members l5, Hi to move apart in their telescoping relation. Were it not for the flares 29 the edges of the aperture 23 would tend to cut into the body of 78 Hu a" hair. While the winding pin is being revolved inside the tightener the flared portions 29 exert a drag on the side portions of the body of hair, which, due to the fact that the circumference of the body of hair at the sides is less than at the middle, would tend to become slack, whereas, as explained above, every hair of the lock must be placed under tension for successful waving.

The members l5, l6 are therefore spread apart as the body of hair builds up, to allow the middle portion to expand through the opening 23 and at the same time these flared portions have a tendency to reduce the lateral spread of the hair on the winding pin, which is one factor that permits me to use a shorter winding pin.

During this step in the operation the winding pin revolves inside the tightener, as explained above, and the teeth of the ratchet 6 escape past the edge 28. But this edge is so pitched or positioned that there can be no retrograde movement of the winding pin inside the tightener. When the winding has been carried to a point where the winding pin and tightener are near or partly in the compartment 3|, the stem l4 of the tool is withdrawn from the winding pin. This stem may now be inserted in one of the apertures 5, and a partial turn given to the winding pin while the tightener is held from turning.

The stem may then be removed from the hole 5 and reengaged in another one and the operation continued until the winding pin and tightener are finally seated near or against the wall 32. Just before this last operation is performed, the shield 57 may be placed to straddle the hair beyond the winding pin, the arms 5! closed on the hair and the shield then pressed against the outer face of the wall 32. The parts are now as shown in Figure 19.

A piece of fabric 60, preferably asbestos cloth, may be dipped into whatever liquid chemical solution is to be used for setting the wave and to provide the vapor forming liquid, and this fabric is placed around the body of hair and the tightener. The heater clamp is now placed in position by placing one of its jaws, i. e., the part 49, against the fabric to press the latter against the tightener and to secure the clamp in position. The heater 4'! is then snapped into the jaws 54. The clamping member being resilient, when the heater is clamped in the jaws 54, the jaw 49 is tightened on the tightener.

If current is sent through the cable 48, heat will be generated by the heater. Some of the heat will be conducted through the several parts of the device to the hair and some will radiate onto the hair. The hair will be thus heated or baked while wound upon the winding pin under tension; and the chemical vapors from the pad will permeate the hair and produce what is known as a permanent wave.

When the baking operation is completed the device will be removed. First, the heater will be snapped out of the jaws 54 and removed, the current having been turned off. The wire member may be swung out to disengage the pawl 28 from the ratchet 6 and the winding device may be freed from the hair.

The arm 46 may now be swung to release the toggle and spread the aperture 34, whereupon the shield may be removed from the lock of hair.

It will be noted that the clamping member for the heater is reversible, i. e., it may be turned around so that the clamp 54 engages over the winding device and the clamp 49 receives the heater.

If the operator is previously equipped with a set of heaters such as have been heretofore used on waving machines and does not care to purchase the type of heater shown herein, then the dummy tube 6| shown in Figure 7 may be placed in the 5 clamp 54 and a former type of heater may be snapped over the clamp and the body of hair on the winder.

While I have described my invention in the preferred form and in all its details, various 10 changes may be made without departing from the scope of the annexed claims. Also, some parts of the device may be separately used.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: 15

l. A winding pin for hair waving devices, comprising an elongated body around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, said body having a longitudinally disposed groove therein and having an aperture contiguous to one end of said 20 groove, a tool having a spindle adapted to be inserted into said aperture to pivotally connect said tool and said winding pin, said spindle being adapted to be swung laterally into said groove to carry a portion of the lock of hair therein, said 25 spindle being adapted to be withdrawn from said aperture and lengthwise from said groove to permit the further winding of the lock of hair upon said winding pin after said spindle has been withdrawn. 30

2. A winding pin for hair waving devices, comprising an elongated body around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, said body having a longitudinally disposed groove therein and having a cross slot in the end of said body, a tool 35 comprising a handle portion, a relatively long spindle projecting from one end of said handle, adapted to press a portion of the lock of hair into said groove, said spindle being adapted to be withdrawn lengthwise from said groove to per- 60 mit the lock of hair to be further wound upon the winding pin after the spindle has been withdrawn, said tool having the bit at the end of said handle portion, adapted to engage said cross slot in the winding pin whereby the winding pin may 45 be turned by said tool.

3. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, composed of resilient material and 50 formed of arched cross section of more than said tensioning device adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the 55 tensioning device.

4. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, composed of sheet material and formed 60 of arched cross section, adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device, said tensioning device having an intermediate opening to permit the middle portion of the wound hair to project.

5. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to 7 be wound and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, composed of resilient metal formed of arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as 75 the winding pin is revolved in relation to said tensioning device.

6. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, and composed of resilient material formed of arched cross section, adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to said tensioning device, said tensioning device having an intermediate opening to permit the middle portion of the wound hair to project.

7. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating therewith and composed of resilient material formed of a plurality of arched members spaced apart to provide an opening between them, members connecting said arched members at their opposite ends, said tensioning device adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to said tensioning device.

8. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, composed of a plurality of arch shaped sections arranged to telescope in relation to each other lengthwise thereof, said tensioning device adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to said tensioning device, said tensioning device having an intermediate opening to permit a portion of the wound hair to project through said tensioning device.

9. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound and a tensioning device of arched cross section adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair thereon, the tensioning device adapted to be held by one hand while the winding pin is wound by the other hand in relation thereto for the purpose of winding a lock of hair on the winding pin under tension.

10. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, composed 0! sheet material formed into arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device, said tensioning device having an opening therein to permit a portion of the wound hair to project through said tensioning device, said tensioning device having the portions lying at opposite sides of said aperture inclined in opposite directions in relation to the axis of said tensioning device.

11. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, composed of a body having a relatively small middle diameter with oppositely disposed frusto conical portions at opposite sides of said middle portion and a tensioning device cooperating with said winding pin and formed of arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device, said tensioning device having an intermediate opening to permit a portion or the wound hair to project through the tensioning device.

12. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating 5 therewith, said tensioning device formed of arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension when the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tension- 10 ing device, said tensioning device having an intermediate opening and being formed of sections adapted to telescope lengthwise to increase and decrease the length of said tensioning device and the length of said opening, the arched portions of said tensioning device at opposite edges of said opening being reversely inclined in relation to the axis of said tensioning device.

13. A tensioning device for hair waving apparatus formed of sheet material of arched cross 20 section, adapted to be sprung over a hair winding pin, said device composed of sections, having its opposite ends rolled with the rolled portion of one section telescoping with the rolled portion of the other section whereby said sections may telescope :5 in relation to each other. i

14. A tensioning device for hair waving apparatus formed of resilient sheet material of arched cross section, extending more than 180, said tensioning device composed of sections adapted to telescope lengthwise, said sections having opposite end edges rolled with the rolled portion of one section telescoping in relation to the rolled portion of the other section, and means extending through said rolled portions and having means to limit the extension of said telescoping members.

15. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating 40 therewith, said tensioning device formed of arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tension- 45 ing device, and a member pivotally connected with said tensioning device and having arms adjacent opposite ends of said tensioning device for engaging said winding pin.

16. A hair waving device including a winding 50 pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating therewith, said tensioning device formed of arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound 65 thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device, and a member pivotally connected at one end of said tensioning device and having arms adjacent opposite sides of said winding device 00 spanning the longitudinal opening of said tensioning device and adapted to engage said winding pm.

17. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, and a tensioning device co-operating therewith and formed of arched cross section adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device, and a rod pivotally connected to said tensioning device and extending lengthwise along the edge thereof, and arched arms on said rod spanning the longi- 15 tudinal opening at each end of said tensioning device and adapted to engage the winding pin.

18. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound-and a tensioning device adapted to cooperate therewith and formed of arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device, said tensioning device composed of a plurality of sections each having its opposite edges rolled, the rolled portions of one section telescoping the rolled portions of the other section, a rod extending through the rolled portions of said sections and adapted to pivot therein, said rod having arched ends adjacent opposite ends of the tensioning device, said arched ends adapted to engage said winding pin.

19. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, said pin having a ratchet wheel thereon and a tensioning device formed of arcuate cross section adapted to be sprung over said pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose of creating tension as the winding pin is revolved in relation to the tensioning device and a member pivotally connected with said tensioning device and having a pawl co-operating with the ratchetf wheel on said winding pin to prevent retrograde 5 revolution of the winding pin in relation to the tensioning device.

20. A hair waving device including a winding pin around which a lock of hair is adapted to be wound, said pin having a ratchet wheel thereon, 10 a tensioning device co-operating with said pin and having an arched cross section and adapted to be sprung over said winding pin to engage the hair wound thereon for the purpose or creating tension when the winding pin is revolved in rela- 15 tion to the tensioning device, a rod pivotally connected with the tensioning device and having arched members adjacent opposite ends of the tensioning device for spanning the longitudinal opening of said tensioning device, one of said go arched portions of the rod having a pawl 00- operating with said ratchet to prevent retrograde revolution of the winding pin in relation to the tensioning device.

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